The wet bag can really be a problem in the kitchen. Here is the solution that will save you from bad smells.
Separate waste collection, now part of our good habits, is good for the environment but in many cases, if we talk about organic waste, it harms the smell of our homes.
The situation is accentuated in summer, especially if you do not have adequate outdoor spaces, perhaps shaded, to try to remove the unpleasant smell as much as possible.
The organization of waste for separate collection
The ideal, if space allows, is obviously to dedicate a special place to waste. Whether it is a kitchen chest of drawers, the space under the sink or a storage room, certainly keeping waste in a closed place where you can store the various garbage containers will at least minimize the presence of bad smells.
Yet despite the efforts for the most unlikely solutions, often the unpleasant smell released by organic waste prevails over even the best confinement strategies.
Fortunately, there are further precautions that can help solve this problem, especially in an economic way and with all the products that you will surely have at home!
How to combat odors emanating from garbage
There are hundreds of deodorants and purifiers on the market that can help against bad odors. In this case, however, it will be a temporary method, as they will “perfume” the environment without eliminating the problem at the root.
Putting aside the numerous products available on the market such as odor suppressant sprays or perfumers of all kinds, what can help to definitively defeat the unpleasant odor emanating from wet is certainly available at home and the methods to do it are different.
First of all, it is an excellent custom to keep the waste bin clean. If you have already experienced moisture leaks from the bag, you will know how difficult it can be to clean up the waste container in the best possible way.
A clean and odorless dustbin with simple ingredients
Our first ally is baking soda, in this case together with vinegar. It can be used by creating a compound in hot water to clean the container both internally and externally. Once dry, the bad smells will be gone.
Once you have a clean and odorless container (or in the case of a new purchase), baking soda is still our friend: given its high absorbent properties, if spread on the bottom of the bucket used for wet waste, it will help prevent unpleasant odors.
You will surely meet another very valuable ally at least once a day. We are talking about coffee. Most of us are used to a good coffee in the morning and probably the grounds end up exactly in the wet bin. Did you know that on the outside of the bag they can be of great help? In fact, you can keep some coffee grounds to dry and then spread them on the bottom of the wet container (before the bag of course). The slightly more aromatic alternative is to use coffee beans directly, which will also help against unpleasant odors like dried grounds.
Still remaining in the kitchen, we find two other excellent allies against bad smells and against damp.
Coarse salt: thanks to its well-known absorbent properties, if placed at the bottom of the dustbin it will keep the “odor” situation decidedly under control.
Cinnamon: whether it is in powder or stick form, it is an excellent ally for the bottom of our wet waste container. It will also slightly diffuse its pleasant smell.
Whatever your choice to eliminate odors, there is one last but fundamental tip that precedes any method.
Using one or two sheets of absorbent kitchen paper at the bottom of the dustbin will help you further insulate the garbage container, so as to also contain any liquid leaks.
